Record of Proceedings of a Court of Inquiry in the Case of Rear-Admiral Winfield S. Schley, U.S. Navy (Volume 1 ); Convened at the Navy-Yard, Washingt

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902. Excerpt: ... TWENTY-FIFTH DAY. Navy-Yard, Washington, October 17, 1901--11 a. m. Thursday. The Court met pursuant to adjournment of yesterday (Wednesday). Present: Admiral George Dewey, U. S. Navy, president; RearAdmiral Andrew E. K. Benham, U. S. Navy, Rear-Admiral Francis M. Ramsay, U. S. Navy, members; and Capt. Samuel C. Lemly, U. S. Navy, Judge-Advocate General, judge-advocate. Present also: Mr. Edwin P. Hanna, solicitor in the office of the Judge-Advocate-General, U. S. Navy, and the stenographer. Also the applicant, Rear-Admiral Winfield S. Schley, U. S. Navy, and his counsel, Isidor Rayner, esq., and Capt. James Parker. Commander NEWTON E. MASON, U. S. Navy, who had previously been handed so much of the record as contained his testimony, resumed the witness chair. The Judge-advocate. Commander, have you read the printed report of your evidence that you gave before this Court? The Witness. Yes, sir. The Judge-Advocate. You have been called in order that you may make such corrections of errors of fact as you find necessary. Please state the page and paraphrase the question the answer to which you desire to correct. A. On page 1023 (original record, p. 2424), the question commencing, "Now, of course you did not see the whole of this battle,"etc. 1 would like to add the word "after" before "bridge" in the sentence reading, "At the same time the signal officer on the bridge reported," etc. On page 1027 (original record, p. 2432), in the answer to the first question on the top of the page, the word "prolonged" should be erased as unnecessary, so the sentence will read: "I should say that the perpendicular line connecting the course of the Brooklyn and the course of the Oregon would be about 500 yards," leaving out the word "prolonged." The rest of the testimony as s...